Award-winning Children's & YA Author Carol Matas
For Carol's latest releases, go to carolmatas.com.
Rosie in New York City: Gotcha! (in Canada: Key Porter Books, April 2003; in the U.S.: Aladdin Paperbacks, June 2003), the first in a three-part series, introduces spunky, redheaded Rosie, who finds herself, at 11, working in a garment factory in 1910 to support her family.
Read Morley Walker's pre-launch article in the Winnipeg Free Press, May 25, 2003.
Footsteps in the Snow,
one of the Dear Canada series
from Scholastic Canada, has been nominated for The Silver Birch Award.
Award-winning young-adult novelist Carol Matas launched her latest historical novel, Rebecca (Scholastic Canada), at McNally Robinson Book Store in Winnipeg, Man., in October (2000). This novel recounts the life of Rebecca and her family, who are forced to find a new life in Winnipeg in 1912 after a fire forces them off their farm.
In My Enemy's House, her latest Holocaust novel (1999), tells the gripping tale of Marisa, a young Polish Jew, survives World War II as a servant in the household of a high-ranking Nazi official in Germany.
Greater Than Angels, published in 1998, tells an inspiring tale of goodness and courage in one corner of occupied France during World War II. In the face of Nazi atrocities, the people of Le Chambon risked their lives to protect the Jewish children deported from Germany who sought refuge in their homes. Spunky, imaginative 15-year-old Anna Hirsch is one of Matas’ most endearing heroines.
An internationally acclaimed author of over two dozen novels for children and young adults, Carol Matas combines serious, thought-provoking issues in an action-driven format that captivates readers of all ages. She is particularly well known for her series of Holocaust novels — Lisa, Jesper, After the War, The Garden and Daniel’s Story (commissioned by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum).
Other popular novels by Carol Matas:
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Fantasies co-authored with Perry Nodelman:
 | Of Two Minds (Scholastic) |
| More Minds (Scholastic) |
| Out Of Their Minds (Distican) |
For background on Carol Matas and her work, visit her Web site at www.carolmatas.com
